Jewish Democrat thrown out of event for challenging Rashida Tlaib on antisemitism

Former Democratic New York state assemblyman Dov Hikind being grabbed by man in a kuffiyeh at event featuring Rashida Tlaib (Photo courtesy social media)

"Former Democratic New York state assemblyman Dov Hikind was removed from a Muslims4Peace event held at Rutgers University, after he challenged Michigan Representative Rashida Tlaib over an antisemitic tweet.

Tlaib was speaking at the event, titled 'A Global Crisis: Refugees, Migrants, and Asylum Seekers - Lessons from the Prophet Muhammad,' when Hikind stood up in the audience and started to shout 'What about your antisemitism?' He was cut off by another audience member wearing a keffiyeh grabbing him from behind, before campus police swiftly moved in and forcibly escorted Hikind from the room....
A staunch supporter of Israel and founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, Hikind later tweeted regarding the incident: 'I challenged her [Tlaib] about her antisemitism and spreading of an anti-Jewish blood libel! She had no answer for me. They will never silence us!'

Hikind's mention of blood libel was in reference to Tlaib retweeting a claim that 'Israeli settlers' had 'kidnapped and executed' a Palestinian boy. In fact the boy was found by Israeli emergency services drowned in a cistern after going missing the day before. Nevertheless, some Palestinian social media accounts incited against Israel, with small clashes resulting in East Jerusalem..."

Date

February 12, 2020

Title

Jewish Dem thrown out of event for challenging Rashida Tlaib on antisemitism, The Jerusalem Post